Irving Art Association

At the IAA members meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 27 Nell Byrd will be giving a watercolor demo. She was also scheduled to give a followup workshop, but it has been cancelled.

NEL DORN BYRD, AWS

Nel studied art at Midland Institute of Fine Arts, Richland College, and the University of Texas at Dallas. She has studied with many watercolor instructors, traveling and painting in twelve different countries. Nel co-operated a successful art gallery and frame shop for twenty one years.

Her paintings have been accepted in over two hundred juried regional and national exhibitions and she has received numerous awards and honors. Nel is a signature member of several watercolor societies and her work has been included in many publications and books. Her paintings are in corporate and private collections throughout the United States. For more information see her website: NelDornByrd.com.

Nel paints in a loose, impressionistic style and her works often depict strong light and dark patterns with the play of light giving excitement and interest to any subject.